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I am the great-great-great granddaughter of Stonewall Jackson….and I’m upset with what happened in Charlottesville

Growing up in California, it never occurred to me that my heritage as a great-great-great-granddaughter of Stonewall Jackson was something to note or be proud of. I went to school and learned about the evils of the Civil War, and determined for myself at an early age that slavery was absolutely abhorrent. It took me […]

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Older: From San Diego to Montserrat

This summer, I am working with the Waitt institute on developing a sustainable financing plan for ocean management for Montserrat. I was based out of Waitt’s office in San Diego, but in July, I got to travel to Montserrat. Montserrat was like going back in time. There is one road on the island, no traffic […]

Newer: Leaving the desert behind, moving back to the sea

As I climb to the end of this summer and we voyage back to Monterey for my final year, I am given an opportunity to reflect on my experiences. My own feelings of my time with Secure Fisheries and the work with Somalis plus the connections that I made reminded me of the narrator’s view […]

I am the great-great-great granddaughter of Stonewall Jackson….and I’m upset with what happened in Charlottesville

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